As Annual Meetings open in Bangkok, new research reveals how a decade of broken promises has left Global South countries facing deepening debt pressures – and sets out an agenda for systemic reform
Julia Ravenscroft
Julia joined Eurodad in October 2013 as Communications Manager. She leads the Communications Team, which is responsible for the website, social media, media liaison, publications and the newsletter. Julia previously managed the communications work of the European advocacy network Action for Global Health. She also worked for several years as a media officer for the UK-based NGO Refugee Action and is a former newspaper journalist.
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